Topics Started by Paksen

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The WT anti-education message: are the youth paying attention?
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
it's been about a year since the wt condemned all forms of higher education.. in my hall, two elder's have allowed their sons to go to college.. others are continuing their studies, despite what brooklyn says.. .

how have the youth in your hall responded?.
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You Need To Give Credit To The Society For Your Education
by The wanderer in
1. jw
2. friends
 you need to give credit to the society for your education.the watchtower and awake magazines have been helping individuals receive a g.e.d .

or high school diploma.

where did you learn the art of public speaking?
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Were you allowed to use the bathroom during meetings?
by ericr in
1. jw
2. friends
i have read many post on here about abuse that goes on in the kingdom hall.

one abuse i use to see involved the denial of the bathroom to children during meetings.. .

in the kingdom hall i attended like most expected children to sit still for two hours during the meetings.
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"Jehovah ALWAYS has worked through ONE organization!"
by Dagney in
1. jw
2. friends
how many times have we heard this?.

i would like to know if any of you have any good arguements refuting this.

my brain is fried from two weeks of "fencing" with jw's.
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We Are Dying!
by WeAreDying-Ophelia in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my first post and might be my only post, not sure.

i've chosen to "come out" for a moment just to talk about the 30 minute change in the public talk on sundays.

my father and brother are both elders, this change was a blow to them they enjoy giving encouraging public talks to the friends.
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Closing prayers at JW conventions
by TD in
1. jw
2. friends
i've often thought that the closing prayer at jw conventions is a study in psychology in and of itself.. consider the typical scenario.

it's 4:30pm on a sunday afternoon.

people are tired and hungry.
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Alone in the car
by Blackboo in
1. jw
2. experiences
last week i saw a former jw sister of mine in a grocery store parking lot.

i was waiting for my brother to come out from work.

i sat there for a good 30 minutes..and she never moved a muscle.
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What is the new belief on 607
by Paksen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello this is my first post here, i have been away from anything related to the jw for about 8 years (yeay).

i was wondering if anyone had info or direct me to some links about this 607 (date?

) i've been reading about.
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallow-Warning-Spoilers May be Discussed Here!
by CaptainSchmideo in
1. social
2. entertainment
i just finished it last nite.

anyone else?

anyone want to discuss it?.
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How Did you Feel Being Raised as a Jehovah's Witness?
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
quite a thought, huh?

i was raised from birth as my family was in it 7 years before i was born ( 1952).

i remember wanting to go out for school sports in high school as my p.e.